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Why it matters: For nearly a decade, NASA has been reliant on Russian rockets to put their astronauts into orbit. But if SpaceX’s most recent test goes according to plan, that may soon change. Today, SpaceX launched a new Crew D...

Why it matters: For decades, NASA executives met in the Kennedy Space Center to analyze every manned mission prior to approval until the last of America’s space shuttles were retired in 2011. On Friday, they returned to discuss ...

Why it matters: For decades, NASA executives met in the Kennedy Space Center to analyze every manned mission prior to approval until the last of America’s space shuttles were retired in 2011. On Friday, they returned to discuss ...

What just happened? Israel has launched its first lunar lander. The craft went up Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a triple payload. The other two items taken up were an Indonesian communications satellite and a US Air Force...

What just happened? Israel has launched its first lunar lander. The craft went up Thursday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a triple payload. The other two items taken up were an Indonesian communications satellite and a US Air Force...

Why it matters: Having already secured authorization for the satellite part of their ambitious Starlink broadband project, SpaceX is now seeking FCC permission to operate ‘earth stations’ that get users online. Last year Space...

Bottom line: SpaceX has admitted they’re letting go of 10% of their staff to save costs. With the Falcon Heavy rocket and the “Starship” interplanetary craft still under development, plans to build shuttles to get to the Int...

A hot potato: After numerous successful launches this year, SpaceX has encountered a slight problem during the first stage landing of a Falcon 9. Watch it land in the ocean as the rocket is just able to stabilize a spin to narrowl...

Something to look forward to: SpaceX’s Project Starlink could provide reliable Internet access to parts of the globe that have been cut off from the outside world due to a lack of competitive access (or access at all). Wheth...

Why it matters: One lucky passenger, presumably of Japanese descent, will board SpaceX’s BFR launch vehicle for an unforgettable trip around the Moon. The journey will earn the lucky participant a place in the history books ...